Program Mezzo

Boris Pergamenschikow (cello), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas

Itzhak Perlman (violin), Daniel Barenboim (piano) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 1989 Directed by Janos Darvas

For more than six decades, Pierre Boulez has had greater influence on the development of contemporary music than anyone else. Already in younger days, he gained a reputation as a doughty champion of the avant-garde. With his compositions, interpretations, and ideas he indelibly shaped the international music scene - not only as a composer and conductor, but also as a music philosopher and teacher. The documentary "Inheriting the Future of Music: Pierre Boulez and the Lucerne Festival Academy" is a homage to him on the occasion of his 85th birthday on 26 March 2010. For the past five summers, Pierre Boulez and highly gifted young musicians from all over the world have converged for intensive rehearsal weeks during which they learn from the maestro and one another, discuss and play selected compositions, and finally present subsequently the fruits of their labour in a number of outstanding concerts. To convey the fascination for contemporary music, the documentary captures the perspectives of Pierre Boulez and the young conductors, composers, and musicians involved. Their infectious enthusiasm gives viewers an emotional access to the world of new music. Accompanied with retrospective accounts, this endeavour narrates significant experiences and encounters in Boulez' career and gives a graphical depiction of the way he passes these experiences on to his current students. Consequently, this makes selected works by Stravinsky, Stockhausen, and Boulez more approachable. On a different level, it demonstrates how strongly personal experiences leave their mark on individual action, aesthetic sensitivity, and our perception of others.

Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, Nuno Coelho (Conductor) Francisco Fullana (Violin) Fabià Santcovsky 1989 - Concierto de los Elementos I & II for Violin and Orchestra Isaac Albéniz 1860 - 1909 Suite Iberia, arr. Francisco Guerrero (Excerpts) Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Le Sacre du printemps Berlin, Konzerthaus, 3 August 2025

Un saut dans le bleu Carolyn Carlson | Choreography, sets, costumes Pierre Le Bourgeois | Music Guillaume Bonneau | Lighting Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole Orchestre national du Capitole, Pierre Le Bourgeois (Conductor) Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 17 June 2026

Lausanne, Théâtre de Beaulieu, 8 February 2026

Fitzwilliam String Quartet Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 – 1975 String Quartet no. 14 in F-sharp major, Op. 142 Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre 2002